Drug Use Among Mexican Adolescents Has Doubled

Drug Use Among Mexican Adolescents Has Doubled

Drug Use Among Mexican Adolescents Has Doubled

Mexico, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The use of illegal drugs among adolescents has doubled in the last five years in Mexico, according to data from the National Survey of Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption (Encodat 2016) released today.

According to the survey, about 7.4 million teenagers have used drugs at least once. Encodat stated that consumption among women increased by more than 200 percent.

Of all illegal substances, marijuana stands out. Its use increased more than doubled among people between 12 and 17 years old, from 2.4 to 5.3 percent between 2011 and 2016. Mexico is facing a worrying situation, because we are not reaching it what we want, Health Secretary Jose Narro acknowledged during the commemoration of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

He stressed that this is a problem for which there is no single solution, but we need the collaboration of different sectors and institutions.

Antonio Luigi Mazzitelli, UN representative for the Office on Drugs, commented on the World Drug Report 2017, according to which about 255 million people globally have consumed some type of illicit substances at least once.

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Drug Use Among Mexican Adolescents Has Doubled

Mexico, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The use of illegal drugs among adolescents has doubled in the last five years in Mexico, according to data from the National Survey of Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption (Encodat 2016) released today.

According to the survey, about 7.4 million teenagers have used drugs at least once. Encodat stated that consumption among women increased by more than 200 percent.

Of all illegal substances, marijuana stands out. Its use increased more than doubled among people between 12 and 17 years old, from 2.4 to 5.3 percent between 2011 and 2016. Mexico is facing a worrying situation, because we are not reaching it what we want, Health Secretary Jose Narro acknowledged during the commemoration of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

He stressed that this is a problem for which there is no single solution, but we need the collaboration of different sectors and institutions.

Antonio Luigi Mazzitelli, UN representative for the Office on Drugs, commented on the World Drug Report 2017, according to which about 255 million people globally have consumed some type of illicit substances at least once.